Looking for Answers from Scout Engineers…don’t think 500miles combined or 150 electric only is reasonable
I hope you can meet those claims in real world testing. I believed those numbers until it was posted that it will only have a 60-70 KWh battery…the drag coefficient on a vehicle shaped like a brick is not great.
If it breaks down a 4x4 road can it be towed out with a strap and another rig? Or does it need to be put on a flatbed? Are you engineering in a mechanical electric motor disconnect for this type of scenario?
How big is the fuel tank, and where will it and the generator be located?
I’ve read that VW will do the software integration…is that still the case? Understand that the software is Rivian, but who is doing the SW integration matters.
Would love to get answers to my questions- Thanks!
Edit:
I found my calculator…
I’m going to be generous and give the scout 2.5 mi per KWh range in good weather
2.5 x 60KWh battery = 150 miles like you said…but the devils are in the details. Anyone who has owned and EV knows that’s not day to day useable range, and that’s optimal driving conditions.
150x80% of usable battery = 120 miles
Cold weather or hard driving conditions like off road are an estimated 20-40% loss, I’ll split the difference and say 30% average loss for off roading and winter cold….or cold night battery drain in the mtns
30% of 120 is 36, so hard driving or cold weather driving gives u a useable range = 84
Battery management will have to have some kind of floor setting for the generator to kick on, or some kind of variable setting that lets the drive choose…I’m wondering if the generator will ever turn off at this point. Whats the fuel efficiency translation of the VW 4 cyl engine turn gas into electric battery miles? Like does 1 gal of fuel = 20miles of battery range?